HC Deb 24 April 1972 vol 835 c190W
Mr. Thomas Cox

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) what is the number of registered disabled people in the following age groups, 1 to 14, 15 to 21, 22 to 30, 31 to 40, 41 to 50, and over 50 years of age in the London Borough of Wandsworth;

(2) what is the number of registered disabled people living in the London Borough of Wandsworth.

Mr. Alison

At 31st December, 1970. 2,894 people were on Wandsworth's register of handicapped persons (general classes*). The only figures collected centrally show the following age breakdown

Under 16 … … 52
16–29 years … … 98
30–49 years … … 233
50–64 years … … 622
65 and over … … 1,889

* Excluding persons primarily with auditory and visual defects.